South Summit Madrid 2023, the leading event for the entrepreneurial and innovative ecosystem co-organised by IE University, will feature content and conversations dedicated to analysing the growing trend of Sportstech, i.e. the application of innovation and new technologies to the world of sport.

Just three months into 2023 and over 600 tech companies have announced mass layoffs globally, impacting over 180,000 employees. This is compared to 161,411 tech company layoffs in 2022 as a whole. While most of these layoffs occurred within some of Silicon Valley's most notorious tech giants, there is no doubt that this stream of job cuts has impacted businesses both large and small across the globe - reportedly fuelled by ongoing global macroeconomic conditions. 

Justified Studio, the creative studio for purpose-led tech businesses and startups, has announced the launch of Justified Ventures, an initiative to accelerate the growth of early-stage businesses through strategy, design, technology and access to VC expertise.

Are you ready for the future of marketing? Join us on 8th June at 6pm as we celebrate the launch of our latest issue. You guessed it. We’ll be at the incredible Huddle co-working space, Hammersmith to celebrate our marketing issue.

Synonymous with famous landmarks, chic neighbourhoods and multiculturalism, London is a dream destination for tourists, enchanting millions of travellers each year. However, is the capital an ideal place to launch a tech startup? 

You've had a bright idea, given what feels like endless hours of thought to your business and worked on your company mission statement, which will shape culture and guide commercial activities. You've pulled the business plan together, developed a marketing strategy for the year ahead and set the company's revenue targets to deliver incremental growth. You can pitch your product or service; you know who your customer is but who are you? And what matters to you and your team? Where's the plan that guides your activities as a business owner, as an industry thought leader, or as a diverse collective of human beings?

Startups are as likely to fall victim to cyber-attacks as large organisations. A survey by Identity Theft Resource Centre shows that 58% of cyber attacks in 2022 targeted small businesses. 75% of these victims were attacked more than once in the same year.  A constant threat lurks over the IT infrastructure of startup companies and they need cybersecurity to safeguard their digital assets, data, employees, and stakeholders.

Tina Charisma covers the disrupters and innovators of the world, highlighting Samuel Brooksworth and his courage and dedication to his tech on-demand services platform, Remoteli. 

Working hard and overcoming failure are two essential elements for achieving success. Often, people who are successful in their fields are admired for their talent, skill, and intelligence. However, what many people don't realise is that success is not just about talent or skill. It's about putting in the hard work and overcoming failures that come along the way.

Funding for your business can, in theory, come from many different places.  It can be self-funded from your own resources, otherwise known as bootstrapping, or you can ask friends, family, and others that know you, to assist. 

Hardware Pioneers Max returns to London. This annual gathering, held on 13 July 2023, is dedicated to all those involved in developing connected and smart hardware solutions and bringing them to market.

Following on from six years of success and growth of the Erudites Network in New York and throughout the USA, it has expanded to enable members to further connect to a global network; unlocking access to business experts from diverse backgrounds, industries, and organisations. 

Clu, a skills based inclusive hiring platform, today announces an investment round of £1.2 million to further progress its goal of becoming a major player within the Talent-Tech market, which is forecast to reach $30 billion by 2033. 

Turning an idea into a reality is an exhilarating pursuit.

Healthtech company TidalSense has closed a £7.5m fundraising round. 

DUO: Dates Unlike Others is a mobile application designed to add excitement and adventure to couples' dating lives. Created by Arie and Lauren Burnham Luyendyk, who found love on season 22 of The Bachelor, DUO offers a range of features, date ideas, and date planning, to help couples break out of their dating rut and improve their relationship.

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) has been the corporate craze of recent years: the route for global giants to flex their eco and workforce credentials, and an excuse for business consultancies to generate endless new reports and frameworks. But the biggest corporate secret is that, when it comes to ESG credentials, startups consistently steal a march on their rivals.

The UK is grappling with a mental health crisis with eight million people waiting patiently to be seen or not deemed sick enough to be seen. The NHS is overwhelmed, and many private mental health clinicians have waiting lists of up to six months!

With World Telecommunication and Information Day taking place today (17 May), and more and more brands recognising the potential of artificial intelligence, entrepreneur and marketing expert Pete Sayburn says that technological innovations are creating a new wave of creative marketing. With the rise of technological innovations, 2023 will see traditional marketing methods overturned, says marketing expert Pete Sayburn.

Startups Magazine will be exhibiting at Dublin Tech Summit from 31st May to 1st June in Dublin. You can say hi to the team and grab the latest issue of Startups Magazine at booth E27.